New from Barry Green - The author of The Inner Game of Music has written his first new book in 15 years!
The Mastery of Music: Ten Pathways to True Artistry
Barry Green
"In his newest book, Barry Green has provided the glorious counterpoint of musical discovery, mentorship, and visionary styles of learning from some of the greatest performers of our time. The Mastery of Music fills us with inspiration, vision, and potential for better listening, enjoyment, and nourishment."
- Don Campbell, musician and author of The Mozart Effect
A private lesson with the masters: the groundbreaking author of The Inner Game of Music reveals ten qualities shared by the world's most successful musicians, from Leonard Bernstein to Bobby McFerrin, that make them truly great.
The Inner Game of Music, the breakout hit that became a standard primer in the music world, has taught thousands of musicians-professionals and amateurs alike-how to overcome self-consciousness and stage fright and to recapture a youthful, almost effortless capacity to learn.
Now, in his follow-up book, The Mastery of Music, Barry Green turns his expert hand to the artistic pathways leading to extraordinary musicianship. He culls advice from dozens of interviews with legends including Dave Brubeck, Bobby McFerrin, Christopher Parkening, Doc Severinsen, Frederica von Stade, Joshua Bell, the Harlem Boy's Choir, and the Turtle Island String Quartet. In these dialogues, he discovers that it's not enough to have a cerebral land emotional connection to the notes.
Green shows how musical excellence, exhibited by the true virtuosos, requires a mastery of ten unique qualities of the soul and human spirit, such as confidence, passion, discipline, creativity, and relaxed concentration, and he discusses specific ways in which all musicians, composers, and conductors can take their skills to higher levels. He carefully incorporates all instruments and techniques in his rejuvenating discussions, inspiring the stifled student to have fun and the overrehearsed peformer to rediscover the joy of passionate expression. Essential reading for every musician, The Mastery of Music strikes a beautiful new chord.
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